Crime

Gainesville Police Department officers arrested William John Pitts, 43, last week on a warrant for child cruelty.  The sworn complaint states Pitts saw his family member’s ex-girlfriend at a gas station and

A registered sex offender with pending charges for kidnapping and sexual battery is now in jail after being arrested for not meeting registration requirements.  Gerald Dwayne Grimes, 44, was convicted of sexual battery

The following was sent in an email from Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry to the Gainesville City Commission on May 19:

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Devin Demitrious Hartsfield, 27, Tuesday and charged him with domestic battery.  According to the arrest report, the victim told police Hartsfield slapped her in the back

Press Release from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office: During the afternoon of May 22, 2025, DS F. Williams responded to SE CR-234 regarding a reported armed disturbance. The victims informed law enforcement